Regina police were forced to resort to force, during the arrest of 34-year-old Christopher Matthews shortly before 11:30 this morning.
Police were called to a residence on the 100 block of Fines Drive after reports of a man causing problems. There they found Matthews wielding a knife. Despite commands from officers to drop the weapon, he refused.
Get daily National news
Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
Matthews was stunned with a Taser as a result and taken into custody after being assessed in hospital.
Matthews was charged with possession of a weapon for a purpose dangerous to public peace, and was also arrested on existing warrants.
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.